[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] VMWare image of Evergreenon Gentoo error after changing network type

[Michael Silver]

open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org wrote:
> I see it now (how do I find what it thinks is the host name?) I think
> when I did this at home my dhcp wasn't adding to the host name while
> here at work it is (by looking at the error.) I was really confused
> because when it first failed I took it home and it worked. Now I am
> back at work and it fails again. I can't change the way dhcp works at
> work is there some way to fix this in Gentoo. I tried the net-setup
> command but it couldn't find it. I guess I am way to tied to
> xwindows.... 

You should be able to edit the /etc/hosts file and specify the entry, or
use the hostname command to change it. It's been a while since I worked
with Gentoo, but there may also be a way to specify the hostname in an
initialization file. 

A quick Google led me to 
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=8 
which may work for you as well.

HTH,
Michael

Michael Silver, Network Administrator
Parkland Regional Library
5404 56 Avenue Lacombe, AB T4L 1G1
Phone: 403.782.3850    Fax: 403.782.4650
http://www.prl.ab.ca/  msilver at prl.ab.ca